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this is a show about science by scin histories. kyle hill is an engineer, and he's investigating head-to-head combat and cutting edge technology that can help to detect a concussion before it's too late. >> lindsay moran is an ex-c.i.a. operative. she was packaging that can one day replace polysterene. rachelle oldmixon specialises in behaviours. i'm phil torres, i study insects in peru. that's our team. let's do some science. ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil torres, with rochelle, kyle and lindsay. kyle, the nfl paid over three-quarters of a million to settle a lawsuit. what was it about. >> there's a focus on the concussion problem. the nfl has thousands of place, and millions of players in youth and challenge football. i went to virginia tech to look at technology to test helmets and track hits on college and youth players. let's take a look. . >>> homecoming in the heartland. this is cornhusker county. nebraska university, the epicentre of college football. >> first big win. >> along with the traditi
this is a show about science by scin histories. kyle hill is an engineer, and he's investigating head-to-head combat and cutting edge technology that can help to detect a concussion before it's too late. >> lindsay moran is an ex-c.i.a. operative. she was packaging that can one day replace polysterene. rachelle oldmixon specialises in behaviours. i'm phil torres, i study insects in peru. that's our team. let's do some science. ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to...
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your organization advo case for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. in the end does it mean trying to get legalisation of drugs across the board? >> no, a third or a little more of our work focuses on ending marge prohibition in the u.s. and around the world. beginning with medical marijuana, and now, of course, with 58% of men's saying let's regulate. that's the focus. with the other drugs some membership would say legalize it all. most would say legalize marijuana, tax and regulate it. stop criminalizing people for drug possession. make a commitment to treating it. for those determined to get their drugs. they'll get it from the black market. look at what the europeans have done, allowing heroin addicts getting heroin from clinics. that's not legalisation, it's a policy advancing public safety. >> if prohibition and punishment as the main punishments is breaking up, why is that happening now? >> there are many reasons. now we are seeing the public health outcomes of the failed policies, that's mostly in europe. we are seeing in latin america the vi
your organization advo case for drug policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights. in the end does it mean trying to get legalisation of drugs across the board? >> no, a third or a little more of our work focuses on ending marge prohibition in the u.s. and around the world. beginning with medical marijuana, and now, of course, with 58% of men's saying let's regulate. that's the focus. with the other drugs some membership would say legalize it all. most would say...
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the new science of solving crime. crystal dilworth is a scientist. if you think wine making is old school, think good. the newest ways of making wine. >> a neuro scientist and i will phil tores, an entimologist. the by onic arm. see how it's more man-like than machine. that's our team. now, let's do some science. >> hey, guys, welcome to techknow where we bring you stories of innovation here in america. i am phil torres. i am here with michelle, crystal and lindsey. you went to one of the most violent cities in america to see how technology can help us fight crime? >> that's right. i went to oakland, california which has the 5th highest crime rate and nearby richmond which is among the top 20 to look at some very innovative technology that they are looking to increase the eyes and ears of the police force on the street. so let's have a look these are streets. >> i am not violating any law. >> in two san francisco bay area cities known for crime oakland and rimmond westbound. >> but now, police in both of these cities have high tech back-ups. electron
the new science of solving crime. crystal dilworth is a scientist. if you think wine making is old school, think good. the newest ways of making wine. >> a neuro scientist and i will phil tores, an entimologist. the by onic arm. see how it's more man-like than machine. that's our team. now, let's do some science. >> hey, guys, welcome to techknow where we bring you stories of innovation here in america. i am phil torres. i am here with michelle, crystal and lindsey. you went to one...
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the lobbyists call their friends up in congress to thwart this industry that was trying to put science around coo schools meal. >> there have been reform attempts in the past. how did they fail? >> yes, the government is influenced and the usda is influenced by big food. we'll call it big food. but that's the precise reason why we should reduce usda influence and control over what kids are eating. we need to return this to the state and frankly to the local school district who have a better sense of the need of the children in the school and a better sense of the regional tastes of the kids. i mean, the usda comes up with lists of approved fruits and vegetables. they get really into the detai details. kids can't have more than a cup of peas a peak. it's up sord that someone is coming up with these rules when we should be trusting local school officials and local lunch ladies, there might be lunch men out there, but i think we should be trusting people on the local level rather than strengthening and increasing the power of the usd. >> power to the lunch lady. i want to get some tweets
the lobbyists call their friends up in congress to thwart this industry that was trying to put science around coo schools meal. >> there have been reform attempts in the past. how did they fail? >> yes, the government is influenced and the usda is influenced by big food. we'll call it big food. but that's the precise reason why we should reduce usda influence and control over what kids are eating. we need to return this to the state and frankly to the local school district who have...
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to sum up, i trust science. when all the experts that they agree. my lawyer will request that the swiss expertise be handed over to the feoffment expertise, thank you. french experts. if you have any questions my lawyers -- it's very complicated. why is there so much difference. because it is so complicated. would you like us to express ourselves in english to sum it up or -- >> all right, so that was the press conference being held. she is the widow of the palestinian president yasir arafat, as well as her lawyer responding to a terrific report into the death of arafat which says that he wasn't poisons he died of a hemorrhage in his brine. basically saying that she is upset by the contradiction between the two reports and she will be asking the swiss experts, and the swiss expertise to be handed over to the french so that's just the gist of what yasir arafat was saying. let's cross to our european news center, and lauren taylor for that. >> says he is ready to negotiate, but he wants an end to the blockade of government buildings. the crowds are ba
to sum up, i trust science. when all the experts that they agree. my lawyer will request that the swiss expertise be handed over to the feoffment expertise, thank you. french experts. if you have any questions my lawyers -- it's very complicated. why is there so much difference. because it is so complicated. would you like us to express ourselves in english to sum it up or -- >> all right, so that was the press conference being held. she is the widow of the palestinian president yasir...
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it tests whether teens are able to apply the reading, math and science skills to scenarios in the rile world. the tests say the united states is average when it comes too reading and sciential an sciencw average when it comes to math. they scored 481 in math and shanghai china scored of 18. 618 the sha shanghai students are ahead of u.s. students by two years. we have a loc a long way to go. the only way to improve is to invest is a in education. and these things coupled together are going to move us in the right direction. >> most participating countries improved their performage perfoe united states fell flat. it's confusing to 19-year-old jenny jung. >> i don't get how like the americans can score solo in a national test. >> the high school senior attended six years in the united states and most of her education occurred in korea. a country that ranked in the top six. many students in korea used special t tutors outside of school. >> i learned better here not in korea because they expect you to know everything if you don't have a tutor you don't have the idea but here because you do
it tests whether teens are able to apply the reading, math and science skills to scenarios in the rile world. the tests say the united states is average when it comes too reading and sciential an sciencw average when it comes to math. they scored 481 in math and shanghai china scored of 18. 618 the sha shanghai students are ahead of u.s. students by two years. we have a loc a long way to go. the only way to improve is to invest is a in education. and these things coupled together are going to...
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the new science of solving crime. crystal dilworth is a scientist. if you think wine making is old school, think good. the newest ways of making wine. >> a neuro scientist and i will phil tores, an entimologist. the by onic arm. see how it's more man-like than machine. that's our team.
the new science of solving crime. crystal dilworth is a scientist. if you think wine making is old school, think good. the newest ways of making wine. >> a neuro scientist and i will phil tores, an entimologist. the by onic arm. see how it's more man-like than machine. that's our team.
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this is a show about science by scin histories. kyle hill is an engineer, and he's investigating head-to-head combat and cutting edge technology that can help to detect a concussion before it's too late. >> lindsay moran is an ex-c.i.a. operative. she was packaging that can one day replace
this is a show about science by scin histories. kyle hill is an engineer, and he's investigating head-to-head combat and cutting edge technology that can help to detect a concussion before it's too late. >> lindsay moran is an ex-c.i.a. operative. she was packaging that can one day replace
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the new science of solving crime. crystal dilworth is a scientist. if you think wine making is old school, think good. the newest ways of making wine.
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>> more years science fiction predicted the use of cars, involving flying and automation. we are halfway there. california and nevada allowed self-driving cars on the road. google has been testing its model since last year. and sergey brin predicts people will have a.b.c. to autonomous vehicles in less than five years. mercedes and nissan will launch theirs in 2020. i'm joined from stamford california by kara m. kockelman, professor of transportation engineering and the co-author of opportunities, barriers and policy recommendations". and from maddison heights michigan we are joined by todd lassa, the executive director of "automobile magazine." we see videos of self-driving cars, how soon will technology and the reality. >> they are here already. the technology is here. it's not going to show up in the form of a car that gets in and drives us everywhere. there are technologies that are adding up, coming together to make the autonomous car. we are close. >> in your report you claim if 10% of vehicles on the road from self driven the country would save 37 billion. what othe
>> more years science fiction predicted the use of cars, involving flying and automation. we are halfway there. california and nevada allowed self-driving cars on the road. google has been testing its model since last year. and sergey brin predicts people will have a.b.c. to autonomous vehicles in less than five years. mercedes and nissan will launch theirs in 2020. i'm joined from stamford california by kara m. kockelman, professor of transportation engineering and the co-author of...
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tonight, the science of how they are made. >>> spy gaming. the nsa searching for real evil doers in the world of fantasy, titans of attack, are send their news to washington. >>> bitcoin america. what is this new kind of currency? we have everything you need to know. >>> and remember nelson mandela. president obama, the first
tonight, the science of how they are made. >>> spy gaming. the nsa searching for real evil doers in the world of fantasy, titans of attack, are send their news to washington. >>> bitcoin america. what is this new kind of currency? we have everything you need to know. >>> and remember nelson mandela. president obama, the first
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he told the science insider website assigning rights akin to what humans have would be chaotic for the research community and doctor susan larson, an anatomist at storage brook studying the way chimps move, everything i do with these animals i have done on myself. i understand animal rights act visits don't want these animals studied. champ pans e studies played important roles in developing medicines for humans. first? >> well, the former head of nih last june said he had drunk the cool aid of animal experimentation. he thinks it was an error. the directliar of the nih is the one who said, we want to -- we don't think they should be used any more in nih sponsored. they are holding 50 back now that i think those 50 are going to go to sanctuaries. go? >> sharoninguaries. but they can't go there. so, we have a ranarranged with nap -- the north american prime mate sanction wary alliance. they have seven sanctuaries throughout the u.s. and that's where we want tommy and leo and hercules and kiko to go. >> i know you want other animals, other high intelligence animals like elephants and the
he told the science insider website assigning rights akin to what humans have would be chaotic for the research community and doctor susan larson, an anatomist at storage brook studying the way chimps move, everything i do with these animals i have done on myself. i understand animal rights act visits don't want these animals studied. champ pans e studies played important roles in developing medicines for humans. first? >> well, the former head of nih last june said he had drunk the cool...
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christia"christian science moni" or bloomberg has changed direction at all. emphasizing that the u.s. intelligence, the israeli intelligence has concluded that iran has not made the decision to acquire nuclear weapons. you never hear mention the fact that iran's nuclear facilities are the most inspected in the world. >> this whole story has been a mind field, and we've watched it ebb and flow and it's been ridiculous some of the reporting that really takes us back ten years to just before the invasion of iraq where we had this entire narrative that was put forward often in the media, especially in the "new york times" it was coming from the bush administration about how basically how evil iraq was. >> states likes these and their terrorist allies constitute an access of evil. >> how it's cheating all the time on its clear ways for weapons of mass destruction. we've seen episodes of this in the last several years with iran. >> but a lot of outlets, "the new york times" have taken a lot of pains to not make the same mistakes that they made previously with the c
christia"christian science moni" or bloomberg has changed direction at all. emphasizing that the u.s. intelligence, the israeli intelligence has concluded that iran has not made the decision to acquire nuclear weapons. you never hear mention the fact that iran's nuclear facilities are the most inspected in the world. >> this whole story has been a mind field, and we've watched it ebb and flow and it's been ridiculous some of the reporting that really takes us back ten years to...
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and it is true in some ways some people consider this a luxury science. other people have the vision to see that innovation is what keeps our incarceration ahead of the rest of the world. we need to keep that spirit alive. funding things like research will lead to all sorts of applications we can't even dream of. >> you're a dreamer. you lady a team of dreamers. it is great to talk to you, dr. sara seager professor of planetary science at m.i.t. it's great to meet you and speak with you. thank you for your time. >>> today is the last time that canada has to explain parts of the arctic as territorial waters. the canadians have had ten years to summit their evidence to the u.n. and they'll have to go up against russia and denmark. an to have piece of the pie could mean millions. >> this has been going on for a decade or so, and probably could go on for a decade more. in the arctic it's about the sea bottom, the sea bed. that's why the north pole keeps coming up. denmark laid its claim down last month. russia did a decade ago. both of them are looking toward
and it is true in some ways some people consider this a luxury science. other people have the vision to see that innovation is what keeps our incarceration ahead of the rest of the world. we need to keep that spirit alive. funding things like research will lead to all sorts of applications we can't even dream of. >> you're a dreamer. you lady a team of dreamers. it is great to talk to you, dr. sara seager professor of planetary science at m.i.t. it's great to meet you and speak with you....
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i think everyone needs to take a deep breath, let the science and facts come in before we jump to conclusions. >> no one is saying we're against development. it has to be good, and legal development. no development can happen on top of a earthquake fault. that's state law and mother nature talking. >> reporter: ground breaking has now been suspended. leaving the future of the most ambitious project very much up in this the air, while all parties involved continue to argue about what is happening above and below ground. >>> for the second time in two days we are talking about inclement weather, in this case snow once again. >> yeah, the pattern is really stuck. it is not a lot of snow, but just a little bit. temperatures just below freezing and could cause some problems on the roadways. you can see where these areas of rain and snow have moved. we're getting these waves of moisture that move through. temperature in new york and washington just above freezing. the snow on the main roadways will be fine. it will be clearing out soon, and this is the last one. this will be followed by this cold a
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tonight, the science of how they are made. >>> spy gaming. the nsa searching for real evil doers in the world of fantasy, titans of attack, are send their news to washington. >>> bitcoin america. what is this new kind of currency? we have everything you need to know. >>> and remember nelson mandela. president obama, the first lady and from people from around the world, arrivings in south africa. -- arriving in south africa. >>> it is 6:00 a.m. in johannesburg and already, the crowds are forming for the official state memorial service for nelson mandela. it's not scheduled to start for about five more hours. it was a rainy night and some umbrellas this morning, more rain. 94,000, in the stadium, but authorities are expecting a lot more. about four other stadiums have been secured that totally that would fill about 125,000 more people if that overflow is needed. of course security is tight with all of the dignitaries arriving throughout the day. we are monitoring this event. we are going to have a live report on the latest developments on the s
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this year a new tex law went into effect for courts to overturn convictions based on science that is later debunked so on november 18th the san antonio four reunited and meeting the granddaughter for the first time and ready to makeup for lost time. >> it was a death in the family and births. marriages and just so many things over the years that we have missed. >> reporter: the road aheld won't be easy, the women have been released but not exonerated and there is that to fight, jobs to find and lives to rebuild. the four say as long as they stick together they will do all that and more. heidi docastra al jazeera san antonio. >> more than 2000 people who were wrongfully convicted have been exonerated in the past two decades and spent an average of ten years in prison and 30% of them have been exonerated by dna evidence. the president obama and first ladder were there and billy joel and santana and oprah singer, jazz musician herbie joncock and these are performers who influenced culture through the arts. and the flash mob military style, the u.s. airforce ban surprised visitors at the
this year a new tex law went into effect for courts to overturn convictions based on science that is later debunked so on november 18th the san antonio four reunited and meeting the granddaughter for the first time and ready to makeup for lost time. >> it was a death in the family and births. marriages and just so many things over the years that we have missed. >> reporter: the road aheld won't be easy, the women have been released but not exonerated and there is that to fight, jobs...
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science and space comes at a price, in this case a hefty $150 billion in and another $2 billion a year to keep it running. >> chemical and biological reactions that take place without gravity. and the spinoffs are completely unpredictable. >> reporter: the station has been visited by astronauts from 15 different countries. but how does its cost compare to other big projects. this project in france cost $10 billion to build. compare that to $9 billion a year spent on research and cancer, and then nasa's mars rover. it is still exploring the martian surface, but the mission cost $2.5 billion. research has included looking at the prolonged effect of space on humans. >> you haven't seen a sort of nobel prize winning discovery at least not yet. but what you have seen is the construction of a permanent lab in orbit. and that's valuable to a whole range of science. >> vegetables are important for your health, so today i have chosen dried spinach. >> reporter: canadian astronaut introduced millions of people to life on the spaceation earlier this year. his songs written and recorded in space a
science and space comes at a price, in this case a hefty $150 billion in and another $2 billion a year to keep it running. >> chemical and biological reactions that take place without gravity. and the spinoffs are completely unpredictable. >> reporter: the station has been visited by astronauts from 15 different countries. but how does its cost compare to other big projects. this project in france cost $10 billion to build. compare that to $9 billion a year spent on research and...
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open the possibility you will do more of it in some places, a lot less of it generally but there is no science to it. one things that got irresponsibly sold is that a certain amount of stops and frifshingz would make the city safer and if you doubled that, the city would somehow be twice as safe. that was bizarre and should never have been put out there. >> you mentioned the counter terrorism formed after september 11th. some arguments, it's very successful especially since there has not been a major terror attack in new york city since then. what needs to happen with that unit? >> that unit needs to significantly scale back its activities. the unit has targeted entire communities, not based upon any suspicion of wrongdoing but simply because people were muslim, because they went to the mosque, because they prayed >> because they went to a halal butcher shop. these are the kind of things that have been used to target entire communities. we need to go back to a place where the police surveilled people when they had a reason to do so and don't just go around klegging those who go to the halal re
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vegetables are important for your health. >> but it is not all serious science onboard. ♪ if you could see >> his songs written and recorded in space, and his prolific photography are hugely popular online. in that time, let's hope the scientific findings and the new technologies developed will eventually justify the costs. al jazeera. >> the final round of group matches get underway. facing possible elimination. but a win will push them into second place in group b. >> orem our aim is to win, but we will concentrate not to give an easy opportunity. we should play well, and we should play well to the end. the big news, renaldo is expected to be back in the line-up after missing three matches with a hamstring injury. and the battle for second place with the two sides level on 7 points. he hosts psg, while they welcome both already have a passage from group d. been some good news ahead of the game, the midfielder has been named french footballer of the year. he won the award in 2007, and in 2008. a defending champions barcelona are not in action for wednesday. >> two plans are being cons
vegetables are important for your health. >> but it is not all serious science onboard. ♪ if you could see >> his songs written and recorded in space, and his prolific photography are hugely popular online. in that time, let's hope the scientific findings and the new technologies developed will eventually justify the costs. al jazeera. >> the final round of group matches get underway. facing possible elimination. but a win will push them into second place in group b....
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. >> i'm joined by derrick pitts, scientist at the franklin institute science museum. there's disagreement over the last few days about what happened to ison. nasa says it's a gonna, is there something there in. >> i think what happened, antonio was a to usle between this not very well consolidated nucleus, the gravitational pull of the sun and the heat of the sun, the heat of the sun sublime, frozen gases and the loosely compacted material left in the nucleus in the comments had nothing to hold it together. the solar wind took care of it after that. as we look at the images from the satellites looking at the sun. what we see is what's left of ison, a mere shadow of its former self. >> no hope that we'll get a good show in the sky. >> i don't think we'll see much from the ground. folks will be out with binoculars. a big telescope under dark skies might show us a whisk of what is left. orbit. >> the possibility of it hitting earth was ruled out before it passed the sun. is there a chance that it blew apart and there are fragments that something may hit. >> what particle
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. >> i know it's meant for science, but it looks like it will be great to watch tv on. >> michael eaves will run down the big game. >> hundreds gather to mark a 33rd anniversary of nelson mandela's death. more when we return. every sunday night al jazeera america presents gripping films from the world's top documentary directors. an act of terror then a rush to justice for pan am flight 103. >> the eyes of the world will be on us. >> an investigation under scrutiny. >> it looks nothing like him. somebody's telling lies. >> this was a miscarriage of justice. >> did they get the wrong man? >> there's something else going on. >> a shocking documentary event begins with: the pan am bomber on al jazeera america presents. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz with a quick look at the top stories. >> people across south africa and the world are honouring the legacy of nelson mandela. religious services are hold across the globe to remember one of the greatest leaders of our time. increasing tensions in asia over disputed islands in the east china sea. south korea expanded it
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let's do some science. let's do some science. ♪ music ] ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to >> hi, guy, welcome back to "techknow." "techknow." i'm phil torres, with rochelle, i'm phil torres, with rochelle, kyle and lindsay. kyle and lindsay. kyle, the nfl paid over kyle, the nfl paid over three-quarters of a million to three-quarters of a million to settle a lawsuit. settle a lawsuit. what was it about. what was it about. >> there's a focus on the >> there's a focus on the concussion problem. concussion problem. the nfl has thousands of place, the nfl has thousands of place, and millions of players in youth and millions of players in youth and challenge football. and challenge football. i went to virginia tech to look i went to virginia tech to look at technology to test helmets at technology to test helmets and track hits on college and and track hits on college and youth players. youth players. let's take a look. let's take a look. . . >>> homecoming in the >>> homecoming in the heartland. heartla
let's do some science. let's do some science. ♪ music ] ♪ music ] >> hi, guy, welcome back to >> hi, guy, welcome back to "techknow." "techknow." i'm phil torres, with rochelle, i'm phil torres, with rochelle, kyle and lindsay. kyle and lindsay. kyle, the nfl paid over kyle, the nfl paid over three-quarters of a million to three-quarters of a million to settle a lawsuit. settle a lawsuit. what was it about. what was it about. >> there's a focus on the...
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and he was the professor of political science at the university. and several senior members of the muslim brotherhood are scheduled to appear in court in egypt and face charges related to violence during anti-coup protests in july and among the defendants is the muslim brotherhood supreme guide who was arrested in august. video taken on sunday shows damaged buildings and an empty street and this lies in the region along the highway between homes in damascus and more fighting going on and rebels still control the eastern part of the town. and let's get now to andrew simmons who is live in beirut and andrew how significant is this partial take over here? >> the fighting is getting more intensive all the time. we have just come off the phone with an activist, an opposition activist in the nearest town on the lebanese border and in syria right now. we are hearing that the eastern part you just referred to of nebik is more or less falling to the regime forces, that is the syrian regime forces fighting along size hesbollah and iraq and we are hearing the
and he was the professor of political science at the university. and several senior members of the muslim brotherhood are scheduled to appear in court in egypt and face charges related to violence during anti-coup protests in july and among the defendants is the muslim brotherhood supreme guide who was arrested in august. video taken on sunday shows damaged buildings and an empty street and this lies in the region along the highway between homes in damascus and more fighting going on and rebels...
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. >> joining us now is a professor of political science and the author of a book about the venezuelan revolution. >> is embracing chavez's technique a way to go? >> in some cases it is essential. it's clear that nicolas maduro knows that he is not chavez, and cannot be chavez and had to prove himself in different ways. >> is it working for him. is he gaining popularity in venezuela. >> they were on the ropes over summer due to a political economic offensive by the opposition. what we are seeing from the poll strs is recent weeks have seen a serve for the chavista character. it is seen that nicolas maduro has now taken a strong line, particularly for those charging more for goods and is now starting to be seep as someone it can lead the revolution. >> what do you think will be the >> a few months back it looked good for the opposition. what we are probably looking at now is a narrow victory for the chavista. a couple of mayoral races will be the telling sign. if you she the chaffistas coming away with those elections, it will be good for them. >> when you think about how much the count
. >> joining us now is a professor of political science and the author of a book about the venezuelan revolution. >> is embracing chavez's technique a way to go? >> in some cases it is essential. it's clear that nicolas maduro knows that he is not chavez, and cannot be chavez and had to prove himself in different ways. >> is it working for him. is he gaining popularity in venezuela. >> they were on the ropes over summer due to a political economic offensive by the...
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french science tests found polonium found in the natural origin and did not cause the death. his widow reacts to conflicting reports. >> you can imagine to what extent i'm upset by these contradictions regarding the best european experts on the matt. what should one think. >> reporter: an document first reported that swiss scientists found high levels of polonium in blood and urine samples. arafat's widow, a french citizen, asked for a an inquiry eight years after his death. 60 tissue samples were collected and distributed to france, switzerland and russia. swiss scientists concluded that he was poisoned. >> they are characteristic of him having a dose of polonium just before he died. so those levels are about 36 times what you would expect in a normal person. >> reporter: according to palestinian officials russian scientists reported the amount of polonium in arafat's samples were inconclusive. france reports it could have come from naturally occurring gasses surrounding the too many. >> french officials say they'll continue their investigation. mean swiss scientists stand b
french science tests found polonium found in the natural origin and did not cause the death. his widow reacts to conflicting reports. >> you can imagine to what extent i'm upset by these contradictions regarding the best european experts on the matt. what should one think. >> reporter: an document first reported that swiss scientists found high levels of polonium in blood and urine samples. arafat's widow, a french citizen, asked for a an inquiry eight years after his death. 60...
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allows state courts to overturn convictions that were based on science that's later debunked. so, on november 18th, the san antonio four reunited as free women, meet can cas an did a rivera's granddaughter for the first time ready to make up for lost time. >> there was, you know, death in our family and there was birth. marriages and, you know, just so many things over the years that we have -- that we have missed. >> the road ahead won't be easy. the women have been released but not exonerated. there is that legal battle to fight, jobs to find and lives to rebuild. >> the four say as long as they stick together, they will do all that and more. patty jo castro, san antonio. >>> scientists in sweeden think they have an answer for carrying for citizenship. meet the giraffe it has a charm allows children to follow them. it will is saving the government money by cutting down on the number of caregivers needed. it allows the elderly to be more independent. >> the giraffe is interesting. the photos, that snowstorm there, unreal. >> the game was kind of unreal, too. an unreal perform
allows state courts to overturn convictions that were based on science that's later debunked. so, on november 18th, the san antonio four reunited as free women, meet can cas an did a rivera's granddaughter for the first time ready to make up for lost time. >> there was, you know, death in our family and there was birth. marriages and, you know, just so many things over the years that we have -- that we have missed. >> the road ahead won't be easy. the women have been released but...
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allows state courts to overturn convictions that were based on science that's later debunked. so, on november 18th, the san antonio four reunited as free women lemeeting cas an draw's granddaughter for the first time and ready to make up for lost time. >> there was, you know, deaths in our family, and there was births. marriages and, you know just so many things over the years that we have -- that we have missed. >> the road ahead won't be easy. the women have been released but not exonerated of the there is that led battle to fight, jobs to find and lives to rebuild. the four say as long as they stick together, they will do all of that and more. heidi joe castro, al jazeera, san antonio. >>> hearing from the man behind the largest ponzi scheme in u.s. history bernie madoff, a man responsiblefo from stealing 50. says prison is like summer camp. he spoke out about how he beliefs investors should have known better. he says people asked me all the time, how did i do it? and i refused to tell them and they still invested. things have to make sense to you. you should ask good quest
allows state courts to overturn convictions that were based on science that's later debunked. so, on november 18th, the san antonio four reunited as free women lemeeting cas an draw's granddaughter for the first time and ready to make up for lost time. >> there was, you know, deaths in our family, and there was births. marriages and, you know just so many things over the years that we have -- that we have missed. >> the road ahead won't be easy. the women have been released but not...
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we saw the first science monday evening. nothing was decided. the anti-government leader aim out of that saying they were no better off, there was no negotiation, it was a meet and greet situation. there have been reports that perhaps there are more mings taking place between those respective leaders. >> the dust is settling after a wild weekend of football. mark morgan is here to tell us about it. >> are you a college football fan? >>meh. >> i didn't expect a meh. here's the deal with number one alabama falling to auburn that in amazing finish saturday, the b.c.s. standards have shifted, boasting a new number one and number what. florida state moves into the top spot. the seminoles throttled florida over the weekend. ohio state is now second. the buckeyes squeaked by rainfall michigan, needing to stop a two-point conversion to hold on for the win. auburn to win over alabama had the tigers in third. missouri is now number five. >> 100 yards for the touchdown against alabama mauve set the stage for much discussion about which teams should be in t
we saw the first science monday evening. nothing was decided. the anti-government leader aim out of that saying they were no better off, there was no negotiation, it was a meet and greet situation. there have been reports that perhaps there are more mings taking place between those respective leaders. >> the dust is settling after a wild weekend of football. mark morgan is here to tell us about it. >> are you a college football fan? >>meh. >> i didn't expect a meh....
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there's no science to it. one of the things that was irresponsibly sold was the idea that a certain idea of stops and frisks would make the city safer. if you double it the city would be twice as safe. it was bizarre and shouldn't have been put out there. >> you mentioned the counterterrorism. some argue it's very successful since there's not been a major terrorist attack. what is it that needs to happen in that unit. i think it needs to scale back the activities. the unit targeted the communities, not based on a suspicion of wrongdoing. people were muslim. they went to the mosque, they went to a halal butcher shop. these are the things used to target communities. we need to go back it a place where people civil people when there was a reason to do so. they don't go around collecting everything from the halal food restaurants. >> be more focused on it. ooep if it leads to know terrorist attack. >> you are assuming there's a causation between the wide net. >> last year the uniform chief of the intelligence divi
there's no science to it. one of the things that was irresponsibly sold was the idea that a certain idea of stops and frisks would make the city safer. if you double it the city would be twice as safe. it was bizarre and shouldn't have been put out there. >> you mentioned the counterterrorism. some argue it's very successful since there's not been a major terrorist attack. what is it that needs to happen in that unit. i think it needs to scale back the activities. the unit targeted the...
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mome -- moment -- in terms of the science. the budget went flat and inflation at about 3% per year has been eating away at the purchasing power. and on march 27, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas the public cares about. and that money disappeared. that means we are now down about 25% in purchasing power for research over what we had ten years ago. the combination of what has been happening and the sequester has serious consequences. if you are seeking to pursue a bold idea about cancer or diabetes, how do you get funded by the nih? write a grant, put your best ideas in there, we have a rigorous process to identify what the most promising ideas are in the pool and then we make the decision to fund the best grants. we have been able to fund about a third traditionally. because of the deteariation only 15% of them are getting funded. that is a let down for those s missing the cut. they are thinking about giving up or moving to another country. this is a serious problem and wakes me u
mome -- moment -- in terms of the science. the budget went flat and inflation at about 3% per year has been eating away at the purchasing power. and on march 27, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas the public cares about. and that money disappeared. that means we are now down about 25% in purchasing power for research over what we had ten years ago. the combination of what has been happening and the sequester has serious consequences. if you are...
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she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try to figure out how the circuits in the brain work. that is an amazing frontier to competently -- to contemplate. we can take images of the whole like pet scans and mris scanned and ct scans, or the space in between, where the action happens, is out of reach. this is a long-term investment. we should be able to figure those things out. how do you process visual information? how do you lay down a memory and her cheery bit? -- and retrieve it? all of the brain illnesses that we know of, all of the fundamental information that we have of how the brain works is insu
she is studying narrow science. you said that is -- neuro science. the human brain is the most complicated structure in the universe. -- the ability to make sense out of that has seemed out of reach for most of the time that we have been studying neuroscience and biology. president obama announced a new step in that direction. the human brain initiative, which aims a combination of research from nih, nsf, darpa, private foundations, from companies working with the international community to try...
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are falling behind in the global classroom, according to test results focussing on maths, english and science. singapore, taiwan and south korea are at the top of the list. the american results were called a picture of stagnation. the test was given to 50-year-olds in 55 countries. a man was trapped for three days under water after his boat capsized off the coast of name earia. it was an accident that took the lives of many people. >> this was the mission to recover bodies from a boat. suddenly a rescue diver finds this. >> harrison survived for three days in a pocket of air, drinking water and fizzy drinks. is 11 of the crew died when it capsized and sank. >> a diver pulls harrison from the sunken boat. >> harrison is now safe and with a story of remarkable survival to tell. . >> it's amazing. he survived off one bottle of soda. >> anunderwater discovery of a different sore. this 400 foot mega-subways found off the sea floor of hawaii. it dates back to world war ii. it was one of five that met a similar fate. >>> in australia a birt took a camera on the flight of its life. he took off on a 7
are falling behind in the global classroom, according to test results focussing on maths, english and science. singapore, taiwan and south korea are at the top of the list. the american results were called a picture of stagnation. the test was given to 50-year-olds in 55 countries. a man was trapped for three days under water after his boat capsized off the coast of name earia. it was an accident that took the lives of many people. >> this was the mission to recover bodies from a boat....
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san francisco that we realize in transforming san francisco criminal justice system in one that uses science base, human approaches to help people change their lives which reduces recidivism and breaking the inter generational to return. we hope to transform the criminal justice system on a national basis and what we are learning is san francisco is going to help many other states in its jurisdiction to find other ways to serve justice and at the same time change lives and reduce recidivism. our counties realignment effort which means that if we have individual treatment plans, we look at the individual and create a case plan based upon his or her needs and not taking a one side approach as we know about the terrible result of the state prison system. the recidivism rate was 78 percent. i'm really happy to report that we have proven that the sky has not fallen since realignment. we have major results and i will share those stats with you. we have certain sanctions which included incarceration but also rewards for positive behavior and there is leaders in san francisco was in terms of a legal
san francisco that we realize in transforming san francisco criminal justice system in one that uses science base, human approaches to help people change their lives which reduces recidivism and breaking the inter generational to return. we hope to transform the criminal justice system on a national basis and what we are learning is san francisco is going to help many other states in its jurisdiction to find other ways to serve justice and at the same time change lives and reduce recidivism....
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aren't just in m and science anymore. there's also the random alcohol test. this is a program that schools all across the country are keeping a close eye on. >> reporter: keeping drinking a secret from your parents just got a little harder for teens at a high school outside chicago. this fall the private catholic school began weekly random alcohol testing for its students. >> this policy is aimed at helping kids say no. and aimed at helping kids who are starting to get into the habit of using alcohol change. >> reporter: using small hair samples, the simple but extremely accurate test reveal if a student has had anything more than an occasional glass of wine in the past 90 days. a majority of students support the testing. and many who don't even drink say it's helped. >> if you're at, like, a party and someone offers you alcohol, you know, you can say i might be alcohol tested. and that eases so much peer pressure off you. >> reporter: the aclu opposes such testing, though. saying it's an invasion of privacy and overreaching by the school. >> we have a mechan
aren't just in m and science anymore. there's also the random alcohol test. this is a program that schools all across the country are keeping a close eye on. >> reporter: keeping drinking a secret from your parents just got a little harder for teens at a high school outside chicago. this fall the private catholic school began weekly random alcohol testing for its students. >> this policy is aimed at helping kids say no. and aimed at helping kids who are starting to get into the...
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critics are now questioning how lamar smith can see aliens as sound science but climate change as part of politics but danger will robinson there is a bigger issue at hand and this one is in our galaxy there are exactly five days left in the houses official calendar year including today before lawmakers head out of town there are several serious issues that must be a drag. asked the most important of which is a new farms bill while hopes are high that a farm bill will be passed little else is expected from this congress so with so many important issues on the table ranging from the economy to immigration perhaps the real question here is should lawmakers be searching for aliens or focusing on the issues right here on planet earth. and we want to update you on the breaking news that we've been following former south african president nelson mandela just passed away a short time ago he was ninety five years old mandela has been viewed as a hero to people all around the world and was the biggest leader against apartheid his health has been failing consistently over the past few months due
critics are now questioning how lamar smith can see aliens as sound science but climate change as part of politics but danger will robinson there is a bigger issue at hand and this one is in our galaxy there are exactly five days left in the houses official calendar year including today before lawmakers head out of town there are several serious issues that must be a drag. asked the most important of which is a new farms bill while hopes are high that a farm bill will be passed little else is...
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in terms of support of that science. agobegan about 10 years when the budget for the national institutes of health went flat and inflation, working at about three percent per year, has been eating away at purchasing power. on top of that, on march 27, when sequestration hit us, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas that i think the public really cares about. that money disappeared. that means we are down about 25% in purchasing power for research over what we had 10 years ago. the combination of what has been happening plus sequester -- that has serious consequences. if you are an investigator in a university seeking to pursue a bold idea about cancer or diabetes or alzheimer's disease, honey get funded by the nih? you write a grant, you put your funded by you get hunte the nih? grant, you put your best idea on it, we make a priority decision and we try to find the best grant. we have been able to fund about a third. because of the deterioration in resources, we're down to the p
in terms of support of that science. agobegan about 10 years when the budget for the national institutes of health went flat and inflation, working at about three percent per year, has been eating away at purchasing power. on top of that, on march 27, when sequestration hit us, we lost $1.5 billion that would have gone to research on a wide variety of areas that i think the public really cares about. that money disappeared. that means we are down about 25% in purchasing power for research over...
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. >> the so-called junk science that put the kellers in prison for 21 years is the target of a test of law allowing convictions to be challenged. the law has been in effect for three months in a state where wrongful convictions are the most numerous in the country. >> in san antonio three women won their freedom in late november. these women were imprisoned for 16 years. the four women were convicted of satanic ritual abuse of two children, one who later recanted her story. just as in mc-keller's case a medical expert admitted to erownous forensic testing. >> i felt like everything we claimed did not happen. and for her to basically say that, you know, there was no - that there is no evidence or it was faulty i kind of felt like - how come nobody listened. >> while the women and mc-keller have been freed, they have not been exonerated. for that another legal battle laws's limits. >> that was heidi jo-castro in austin texas. >> and it will be a difficult road ahead for the u.s. men's soccer team and jith john henry smith is here to tell us about the world cup draw. >> there are people l
. >> the so-called junk science that put the kellers in prison for 21 years is the target of a test of law allowing convictions to be challenged. the law has been in effect for three months in a state where wrongful convictions are the most numerous in the country. >> in san antonio three women won their freedom in late november. these women were imprisoned for 16 years. the four women were convicted of satanic ritual abuse of two children, one who later recanted her story. just as...